ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,737, issued on June 17, was assigned to TRC Services Inc. (The Woodlands, Texas).
"Sucker rod guide to reduce turbulence" was invented by Rodrigo Ariel Ruiz (Tomball, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sucker rod guide is used on a sucker rod within production tubing. The guide includes a sleeve having multiple vanes. The sleeve is designed to fit onto the sucker rod and includes ends, an outer surface, and a particular length and diameter along its axis. The vanes are evenly distributed about the sleeve and protrude outwardly to a defined diameter. Each vane exhibits symmetry along longitudinal and lateral axes, with distinct ch...